189S.] MATHEWS — IXITIATIOX IX AUSTRALIAX TRIBES. 67 



is in force. On this map I have marked the approximate position 

 of these boundaries, and have assigned to each district a distin- 

 guishing numeral, from i to 9, so that they can be readily identi- 

 fied. It is outside the purpose of this paper to define the areas 

 occupied by the people speaking the different dialects prevalent in 

 each district, but the names of some of the most important of them 

 will be stated in a general way under each number. The reader 

 will be referred to certain articles which I have published describ- 

 ing the initiation ceremonies, and also the totemic divisions of the 

 tribes located inside the boundaries shown upon the map. 



No. I on the map represents a wide zone of country stretching 

 from near the Murray river almost to the Barwon, occupied chiefly 

 by the Wiradjuri-speaking people. This includes the VVonghibons, 

 a branch of the Wiradjuri, who are spread over the country from 

 Mossgiel to Nyngan.^ On the Lower Murrumbidgee and extending 

 up the Murray from about Euston are several small tribes speaking 

 the following dialects : The Eetha-eetha, Watthi-watthi, Kianigani, 

 Yuppila, Yota Yota, Boorabirraba and some others on the upper 

 Murray whose initiation ceremonies are the same as the Wiradjuri. 

 For my descriptions of the burbling of these people the reader is 

 invited to peruse the following publications : Journ. Anthrop. Inst. 

 London, Yo\. xxv, pp. 295-318; Ibid., Vol. xxvi, pp. 272-275. 

 Froc. Roy. Gcog. Soc. Ausf. (Q.), Vol. xi, pp. 167-169, and 

 Journ, Roy. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. xxxi, pp. 111-153. I have 

 also dealt with their totemic division in the last-named work, pp. 

 171-176. 



No. 2 includes the country of the Kamilaroi, Yookumble, Wal- 

 laroi, Pickumble, YuoUary, Wailwan, Moorawarree and a few 

 others. The Bora ceremony of these tribes is described by me in the 

 following works : Journ. Anthrop. Inst. London, Vol. xxiv, pp. 

 411-427; Ibid., Vol. xxv, pp. 318-339; Journ. Roy. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, Vol. xx/iii, pp. 98-129; Ibid, Vol. xxx, pp. 211-213; 

 Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, Vol. ix, N. S., pp. 137-173- I ^^^^'^ 

 described their totemic divisions in Journ. Roy. Soc. N. S. Jf'a/es, 

 Vol. xxxi, pp. T.56-168. 



No. 3. In this tract of country the Bunan ceremony is in force. 

 Some of the dialects are the Thurrawall, Wodi Wodi, Jeringin, 

 Ngarroogoo, Beddiwell, Mudthang, Dhooroomba, Gundungurra 



1 Mr. A. L. P. Cameron kindly furnished me with the location of the Wong 

 hibon, Eethee Eethee and Watthi Watthi tribes. 



